I have to put in a disclaimer that shadows going across a blade in my pictures make swords look waisted and lines look curved. It's some weird lighting/camera thing that I don't really understand.
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Brian Kent wrote: |
I can 't wait to see the finished product. I'm currently designing a sword with Ollin as well, its on the fantasy side of things but I bet it'll rock some peoples worlds here lol. |
Brian Kent wrote: |
Sounds great Jean! I'm trying to find a way to cut the weight down on my design. But I'm sure Mark is up to the challenge lol. |
Jean Thibodeau wrote: |
With a fantasy design a lot of the " fantasy " ends up in the guard and pommel if the blade is reasonably conventional, and this is where mass can add up if the guard elements are very " chunky " , so care should be taken to slim down the guard design elements. |
Torsten F.H. Wilke wrote: |
I would recommend shipping Jean that finished sword as quick as possible, before it decides to get too much sun and warp itself... :p (Just kidding, Jean!)
PS; Jean, have you picked out a name yet? |
Mark G. wrote: | ||
That certainly can be true. All depends on the design or concepts involved or how far into the realms of fantasy you're going, I guess. To go completely off topic, this is a fantasy piece I'm working on that is actually pretty light, being 2 lb 4 oz. |
Mark G. wrote: |
To get back on topic, here's how Jean's sword turned out.
I haven't had time to take final piuctures yet, so I hope these will suffice. I thought it would be nice to take a shot of the finished sword alongside the previous blades. Fot the first blade, the heat treater wasn't able to harden the blade properly, even though trying multiple times. They did manage to put in a pretty good saber though. The top of it was cut off to get tested for chemical composition. The second blade yielded the same results as the first, apart from the saber. It was a different heat treater and they were kind enough to no saber the blade, which I thought was pretty nice of them. The third blade finally hardened. It seems as though is got a little too hard though, and it broke.... That's one of the reasons why I test every blade I make. They may appear fine, but you never know.... Which leaves us with the fourth and final blade and another heat treater. |
Matthew G.M. Korenkiewicz wrote: |
I have to borrow Etienne's adjective to describe your OlliN sword, JT : AWESOME ...
APPLAUSE SIGN ON ... I've never been a big fan of naming a sword, however. But that's me. I usually use some small variation of the maker's original description ... Will OlliN be doing the scabbard for your blade ? |